FREE EBOOK - Introduction to Windows Containers
by John McCabe, Michael Friis
With the introduction of container support in Windows Server 2016, we open a world of opportunities that takes traditional monolithic applications on a journey to modernize them for better agility. Containers are a stepping stone that can help IT organizations understand what key items in modern IT environments, such as DevOps, Agile, Scrum, Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Dep...
Publisher: Microsoft Press | Release: 2017
Cloud Foundry: The Definitive Guide 
by Duncan Winn
How can Cloud Foundry help you develop and deploy business-critical applications and tasks with velocity? This practical guide demonstrates how this open source, cloud-native application platform not only significantly reduces the develop-to-deploy cycle time, but also raises the value line for application operators by changing the way applications and supporting services are deployed and run. Learn how Clo...
Price: $39.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
by Jim Bird, Laura Bell, Michael Brunton-Spall, Rich Smith
Agile continues to be the most adopted software development methodology among organizations worldwide, but it generally hasn't integrated well with traditional security management techniques. And most security professionals aren't up to speed in their understanding and experience of agile development. To help bridge the divide between these two worlds, this practical guide introduces several secur...
Price: $32.75 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
by Yevgeniy Brikman
Terraform has emerged as a key player in the DevOps world for defining, launching, and managing infrastructure as code (IAC) across a variety of cloud and virtualization platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. This hands-on book is the fastest way to get up and running with Terraform.Gruntwork co-founder Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman walks you through dozens of code examples that demonstrate how to use ...
Price: $15.52 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
by Josha Stella, Fugue team
Cloud computing represents the greatest shift in computing in more than a decade. But the promise of the cloud is unrealized. The cloud isn't just about shedding the physical data center - it's about shedding the data center mindset. Cloud infrastructure can be controlled via API calls. This means we can view it as a giant general-purpose computer - and program it. That's where the Fugue oper...
Price: $32.50 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2017
FREE EBOOK - DevOps for Digital Leaders 
by Aruna Ravichandran, Kieran Taylor, Peter Waterhouse
Learn to design, implement, measure, and improve DevOps programs that are tailored to your organization. This concise guide assists leaders who are accountable for the rapid development of high-quality software applications.In DevOps for Digital Leaders, deep collective experience on both sides of the dev-ops divide informs the global thought leadership and penetrating insights of the authors, all three of ...
Price: $23.64 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2016
by Wouter de Kort
This book tells you everything you need to know to help your organization implement DevOps on the Microsoft platform. You will learn how to use Visual Studio, Visual Studio Team Services, and Azure to implement a complete DevOps process in your company. You will learn about Agile Project Management, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Technical Debt Management, Automatic Testing and Monitoring, and...
Price: $49.98 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2016
by Jennifer Davis, Ryn Daniels
Some companies think that adopting devops means bringing in specialists or a host of new tools. With this practical guide, you'll learn why devops is a professional and cultural movement that calls for change from inside your organization. Authors Ryn Daniels and Jennifer Davis provide several approaches for improving collaboration within teams, creating affinity among teams, promoting efficient tool u...
Price: $11.27 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2016
by Jo Rhett
If you're a system administrator, developer, or site reliability engineer responsible for handling hundreds or even thousands of nodes in your network, the Puppet configuration management tool will make your job a whole lot easier. This practical guide shows you what Puppet does, how it works, and how it can provide significant value to your organization.Through hands-on tutorials, DevOps engineer Jo R...
Price: $36.06 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2016
by Kief Morris
Virtualization, cloud, containers, server automation, and software-defined networking are meant to simplify IT operations. But many organizations adopting these technologies have found that it only leads to a faster-growing sprawl of unmanageable systems. This is where infrastructure as code can help. With this practical guide, author Kief Morris of ThoughtWorks shows you how to effectively use principles, ...
Price: $38.49 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2016